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Taxis
High gasoline prices take toll on gig economy drivers
Mar 23, 2022
A survey found more than half of drivers have either reduced their hours or quit in response to rising fuel costs.
San Francisco taxi drivers still struggle with medallion debt
by
Sam Harnett
Oct 27, 2021
Uber and Lyft jolted the taxi business. A credit union that loaned money to drivers lost its case against the city's transit agency.
Uber and Lyft face old rivals: taxis
Oct 4, 2021
Ride-hailing fares have continued to increase in certain cities, giving traditional taxis more of a chance than they've had in years.
Flying taxis are promised soon. But how will they actually work?
by
Jack Stewart
Jan 3, 2020
We took a ride over Los Angeles as part of a demonstration of an urban air taxi experience.
NYC set to give ride-hail drivers big raises
by
Janet Babin
Dec 19, 2018
The nation's first minimum wage for drivers could boost their pay by more than 40 percent.
New York stopping Uber and Lyft in their tracks for a year
Aug 9, 2018
The city council is temporarily banning new permits for the popular rideshare services due to increasing concerns about traffic, as well as the impact they have on taxi drivers.
New York's taxi economy implodes
Apr 3, 2017
With rivals like Uber on scene, yellow cab medallion prices have fallen hard.
For public good, not for profit.
Buyers are scarce for once-coveted taxi medallion
by
Sam Harnett
Sep 25, 2015
Ride-sharing services like Uber are tarnishing what was a solid investment.
The tech of New York's new taxi cabs
by
Molly Wood
Jan 2, 2014
A look inside the new fleet of green Nissan taxis poised to upgrade the ride around the Big Apple.
Taxicabs without drivers could be just down the road
Dec 27, 2013
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says cabs without drivers may soon be taking people where they want to go.